Soaring Guidance Issued by NWS Reno, NV
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UXUS97 KREV 171315
SRGREV
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SUN MAR 17 2024
THIS SOARING FORECAST IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
WITH SPECIFIC INDICES FOR THE GREATER RENO AREA.
THIS FORECAST IS PREPARED DAILY BY 700 AM AND IS NOT UPDATED.
FOR CURRENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS...FORECASTS...AND ADVISORIES...ACCESS
YOUR LOCAL BRIEFING OUTLET OR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION.
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FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO: TODAY YESTERDAY
FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F)..... 65 63
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 52 50
EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 12700 12700
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 591 621
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 12 16
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 19 20
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 7 6
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 5 4
AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000 0510/+01
10000 0611/-01
12000 0814/-05
14000 0616/-09
16000 0618/-13
18000 623/-17
24000 0728/-30
30000 0531/-47
34000 0535/-56
39000 0538/-65
SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH)
(F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST
2024-03-17 05:30 27 20 65 | 114 16 18
2024-03-17 05:20 28 21 66 | 124 17 21
2024-03-17 05:00 28 21 66 | 122 18 21
2024-03-17 04:50 28 21 66 | 128 20 22
SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND
DIR SPEED GUST
2024-03-17 0545 28 68 047 11 17
2024-03-17 0530 28 69 048 13 19
2024-03-17 0515 29 68 043 13 18
2024-03-17 0500 29 67 045 15 20
RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 171120Z 1712/1812 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
FM172200 06007KT P6SM SKC
FM180500 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 171120Z 1712/1812 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
FM172100 06009KT P6SM SKC
FM180400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 171120Z 1712/1812 VRB03KT P6SM FEW200
FM172100 36007KT P6SM SKC
FM180300 07003KT P6SM SKC
OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS 63 TO
68. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 706 AM PDT SUNSET 709 PM PDT
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 705 AM PDT SUNSET 710 PM PDT